numphios denotes the male figure awaited, present with companions, or heard in wedding-related scenes.

The term consistently identifies the male figure in wedding-related settings: he is called by the head waiter, associated with the bride and a friend, present with his companions, awaited by virgins, or named with the bride in a city where such voices cease.

1. Male figure in wedding scenes · dominant

   In John 2:9 the accusative singular form is the person called by the head waiter after the water became wine. In Matthew 25:1, Matthew 25:5, Matthew 25:6, and Matthew 25:10, the genitive or nominative singular forms identify the person whom the virgins go out to meet, whose delay is noted, and whose arrival leads the ready ones into the wedding. In Luke 5:34 and Luke 5:35, the nominative singular form is the figure whose presence prevents fasting and whose removal is followed by fasting.

   John 2:9Matthew 25:1Matthew 25:5Matthew 25:6Matthew 25:10Luke 5:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the term as "bridegroom," including scenes of calling, hearing his voice, waiting for him, and his arrival. These renderings confirm the wedding context rather than independently defining each occurrence.